Chief Gets National Post

May 29, 2000|By Laura Milani.

Algonquin Police Chief Russell Laine, who has headed his department since 1985, is leading some law enforcement efforts beyond the village's borders.

Laine, who earlier this year became the first McHenry County officer elected president of the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police, recently was chosen to be vice chair of the Division of State Associations of Chiefs of Police.

From the latter post he will spearhead legislative projects and committees for the Alexandria, Va.-based group. He becomes general chair this fall.

Laine also recently was appointed by Gov. George Ryan to serve on a commission charged with updating the state's 40-year-old Criminal Code.

An Elmhurst native, Laine is a graduate of the Police Administration Training Program at the Traffic Institute of Northwestern University, Aurora University and the John Marshall Law School.